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Gastroenterology
Hospital COVID-19 surge associated with cluster of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii cases
Hospital saw drug-resistant bacteria cases rise during COVID-19 patient surge
An observational report from a New Jersey acute care hospital identified a cluster of 34 hospital-acquired carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacte…
A New Jersey hospital saw carbapenem-resistant bacteria cases peak right when COVID-19 patients flooded the facility.
CDC
Apr 3, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Hospitalized pregnant women with COVID-19 had higher prepregnancy obesity and gestational diabetes prevalences
Study finds higher obesity and diabetes rates in pregnant women hospitalized for COVID-19
An observational report from eight U.S. health centers found hospitalized pregnant women with COVID-19-related illness had higher prevalence…
Pregnant women hospitalized for COVID-19 illness had higher rates of obesity and gestational diabetes than those admitted for pregnancy care…
CDC
Apr 3, 2026
Allergy & Immunology
ACIP Recommends 2024-25 COVID-19 Vaccines for Persons Aged 6 Months and Older
Who should get the updated COVID-19 vaccine this fall?
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued recommendations for the 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccines for persons aged 6 months and …
Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming this fall for everyone six months and older in the United States as the official review process moves f…
CDC
Apr 3, 2026
Infectious Disease
Phase II
Phase 2 trial of Paxlovid for Long COVID cognitive, autonomic, and exercise symptoms completed
Can Paxlovid help people with Long COVID? A major trial is underway
A prospective, multi-center, double-blind, randomized, controlled Phase 2 trial enrolled 964 individuals with PASC to evaluate Paxlovid.
A major trial is testing whether Paxlovid can ease Long COVID symptoms like brain fog and severe fatigue in nearly 1,000 people.
CT.gov
Apr 3, 2026
Allergy & Immunology
Cohort
Reference-free computational method identifies spike-specific BCR sequences with over 90% purity in mRNA vaccinees
New computational method identifies vaccine-specific immune cells with high precision
An observational methodological study in healthy SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine recipients evaluated a reference-free computational framework (LM-Q…
Researchers developed a computational method to identify immune cells that respond specifically to vaccines.
medRxiv
Apr 3, 2026
Allergy & Immunology
ACIP recommends additional updated COVID-19 vaccine dose for adults 65 and older
Should older adults get another COVID-19 shot? Health advisors say yes
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued a recommendation for all adults aged 65 years and older in the United Sta…
National health experts now recommend that everyone age 65 and older get an extra updated COVID-19 vaccine shot to stay protected.
CDC
Apr 3, 2026
Neurology
Cohort
COVID-19 survivors show brain network alterations in default mode and limbic systems
Does COVID-19 change how your brain is wired? A new map suggests it might
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 703 COVID-19 survivors and 596 healthy controls across 19 neuroimaging studies found structural and…
A new brain map shows COVID-19 survivors often have changes in the same networks used for daydreaming and emotions.
Frontiers
Apr 3, 2026
Psychiatry
Cohort
COVID-19 pandemic altered timing of psychiatric admissions across three European countries
COVID-19 pandemic changed timing of psychiatric hospital admissions in three European countries
A retrospective multicenter observational study of psychiatric hospitalizations in Austria, Germany, and Italy (2017-2020) found the pandemi…
COVID-19 did not increase psychiatric hospitalizations but shifted when patients in Austria, Germany, and Italy were admitted to hospitals.
Frontiers
Apr 3, 2026
Psychiatry
Sentinel surveillance and sequencing used to characterize SARS-CoV-2 community transmission in New York City
How did COVID-19 spread through New York City communities?
A surveillance report from New York City used sentinel monitoring of influenza-like symptoms and genetic sequencing to characterize communit…
New York City health officials used genetic sequencing to track how the virus spread through neighborhoods and identify infection origins.
CDC
Apr 3, 2026
Psychiatry
Psychiatric facility's COVID-19 prevention response described after admitting two infected patients
Psychiatric hospital describes COVID-19 prevention measures after admitting infected patients
A case report describes the response at a psychiatric hospital in Wyoming after admitting two patients with COVID-19.
A Wyoming psychiatric hospital admitted two COVID-19 patients and shared the steps it took to stop the virus from spreading to others.
CDC
Apr 3, 2026
Neurology
Cohort
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy associated with improved sleep quality in retrospective cohort study
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy linked to improved sleep quality in retrospective study
A retrospective longitudinal cohort study of 395 patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy for healthy aging, long COVID, or PTSD found …
Patients treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for aging, long COVID, or PTSD all reported significantly better sleep quality after complet…
Frontiers
Apr 3, 2026
Oncology
Cohort
COVID-19 associated with increased lung cancer risk in current smokers; spike protein drives tumorigenesis in mice
Study finds link between COVID-19 and higher lung cancer risk in current smokers
A retrospective cohort analysis of 166,807 current smokers found COVID-19 was associated with increased lung cancer risk (RR 1.22; HR 1.50).
Current smokers with a history of COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing lung cancer, a link scientists traced to a specific virus protei…
Frontiers
Apr 2, 2026
Questions about SARS-CoV-2 infection
Can the FindPart-w model help identify which SARS-CoV-2 lineage group my child has?
Yes, the FindPart-w model can identify SARS-CoV-2 lineage groups, but it is a research tool not yet available for individual patient use.
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